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Barriers and facilitators for blind and visually impaired users of shared space (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, K., & Norgate, S. (2019). Barriers and facilitators for blind and visually impaired users of shared space. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 172(4), 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00063

To what extent do blind or partially sighted pedestrians perceive barriers or facilitators when moving through a shared space (SS)? The aim of this study was to understand in real-time, the perceptions, thoughts and emotions about their interaction w... Read More about Barriers and facilitators for blind and visually impaired users of shared space.

The Maltese cactus : an autoethnography of the colonization of desire (2019)
Journal Article
Rodriguez-Dorans, E. (2019). The Maltese cactus : an autoethnography of the colonization of desire. Text and Performance Quarterly, 39(3), 229-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/10462937.2019.1644365

This article presents an autoethnographic account of an encounter between two men – a Mexican scholar and a British artist – who met in Malta, to examine how post-colonialism influences the seemingly personal experience of erotic desire. The author,... Read More about The Maltese cactus : an autoethnography of the colonization of desire.

‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care (2019)
Journal Article
Ghio, D., Muller, I., Greenwell, K., Roberts, A., McNiven, A., Langan, S., & Santer, M. (2020). ‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care. British Journal of Dermatology, 182(1), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18046

Background Eczema is a common childhood inflammatory skin condition, affecting more than one in five children. A popular perception is that children ‘outgrow eczema’, although epidemiological studies have shown that, for many, eczema follows a lifel... Read More about ‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care.

Promoting pro-environmental behaviour through augmented reality and persuasive informational power: a pilot study (2019)
Journal Article
Coen, S., Fantinelli, S., & Drumm, I. (2019). Promoting pro-environmental behaviour through augmented reality and persuasive informational power: a pilot study. Human Affairs, 29(3), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2019-0028

This pilot study examined the idea that use of a mobile technology can have positive consequences for both individual users and, indirectly, for society. The augmented reality (AR) application used is defined as persuasive technology, because it is i... Read More about Promoting pro-environmental behaviour through augmented reality and persuasive informational power: a pilot study.